Dassam Falls

Requesting feedback on 2 version of this shot and if any on these 2 are keepers.
Thanks,

I think I would try again when they aren't muddy .

White balance in the 2nd one seems off. Too warm tones.

Thanks for the feedback. They were very helpful.

joy.pdx wrote in post #17655632
Requesting feedback on 2 version of this shot and if any on these 2 are keepers.
Thanks,

As hs been said the second shots WB is completely haywire. Now to the first: The it needs some judicious cropping. Notice that the leaning tree on the right intersects with the top of the waterfall making the waterfall look tilted. So crop off at least past the trunk of that tree. On the left you can crop most of the tree off od that as well. I think enough to make a square crop of the picture. Then go to work and lower the saturation a wee bit on your orange and yellow. This will reduce the muddiness of the water and have little effect on the rest of the picture. Then carefully search for a balance of contrast and whiteness. Your histogram shows you at about as far to the left as you dare go so put most of the emphasis on the highlights to the right. Just tweak. Step back and see if that helps, and gives you further hints on where to go, if necessary, from there.

Thanks. Good suggestions. Here is another attempt. Histogram should be better now. Saturation has been tweeked .

joy.pdx wrote in post #17660541
Thanks. Good suggestions. Here is another attempt. Histogram should be better now. Saturation has been tweeked .

To me anyway, that is much improved. Good job.

Another view.

joy.pdx wrote in post #17660878
Another view.

Better view, terrible exposure.

The shutter speed could have been higher also. The water details did not come out that well as the previous.

hope you don't mind (didn't see a no edit) so here is my version. Needs a tad more, but you get the idea.

Didereaux wrote in post #17661806
hope you don't mind (didn't see a no edit) so here is my version. Needs a tad more, but you get the idea.

Thanks for uploading a version. I think you did very nicely on the water details and I like it. However, the rocks seems to have too much contrast or sharpness.

On similar lines another attempt.

Joy, I was not attempting to do your work for you. I was merely doing enough to maybe give you an idea of what can be done. It's your picture, you fix it.

Didereaux wrote in post #17661806
hope you don't mind (didn't see a no edit) so here is my version. Needs a tad more, but you get the idea.

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This is terrible IMO, if you want to show what can be done, than show good work, not 1/2 quality and muted effects.